A nurse teaches a client deep-breathing exercises to help control his anxiety. This is considered what type of stress management technique?
A) Meditation
B) Relaxation
C) Anticipatory guidance
D) Guided imagery
Ans: B
Two helpful relaxation activities, to be practiced three or four times at each session, are deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation. A person practicing meditation sits comfortably with closed eyes, relaxes the major muscle groups, and repeats the selected word silently with each exhalation. Anticipatory guidance focuses on psychologically preparing a person for an unfamiliar or painful event. In guided imagery, a person creates a mental image, concentrates on the image, and becomes less responsive to stimuli (including pain).
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